Minerals are used in everyday life and in almost everything we do. From the manufacturing of the plastic in our toothbrushes we use to brush our teeth in the morning, to the gasoline we put in our cars. Minerals touch our lives throughout the day and in many different ways. Fluorite is no exception. This mineral is used in so many different industries throughout the world and has been important to our daily lives in one form or another since its discovery which can be dated to prehistoric times.
Secondly, as described above the overconsumption of fluoride has more side effects then benefits. . Fluoride overconsumption may weaken bones and cause osteoporosis. In the latest issue of Osteoporosis International, researchers report that fluoride consumption from tea and toothpaste damaged one woman's bones. This case describes a 53-year-old British woman with a broken bone in her foot, abnormally dense bones and badly decayed teeth. To prevent bone damage or skeletal fluorosis, in 1986 the Environmental
Historical Background The history on adding fluoride to the drinking water is shaped by lies. It was insisted by the government that addition of fluoride to drinking water is safe and that it is necessary. However research conducted by many scientists’ shows that it is not safe to consume fluoride. Surveys have shown that areas where people consume fluoridated water have shown to pose serious health implications. The main reasons for adding fluoride to water is because of the pressure from industries
Fluoride is a mineral derived from a naturally occurring element called fluorine. Fluorine is the 13th most abundant component on Earth, and you'll find it all round us in the air and water. Toothpaste comprises fluoride. While hard line anti-fluoride consumers bypass fluoride-enriched toothpaste, most people use it because it's been shown to help avert cavities. It does so by sustaining your saliva which assists to avert the buildup up the tooth plaque that leads to cavities. It also helps to guard
can make informed decisions. Often times these surveys are bias to one side or the other, so I shall be giving information on both sides of the issue, the future outlook, and my personal opinion in order to help inform you to decide on your own. Fluorine is an element that reacts with minerals in the earth to create a salt. The salt is often naturally occurring in nature and is found in very small amounts in urban and rural wells. Although it is found in small amounts, it is thought that by supplementing
form of ‘mass medicine’ that has found to be the cause of a variety of health concerns. Chemistry: Fluorine is added to form concentrations of below 1 part per million (to result in safe levels) in water. This fluorine is supplied from 3 primary chemicals; Sodium Fluoride (NaF), Fluorosilicic Acid (H2SiF6) and Sodium Fluorosilicate (Na2SiF6). These compounds dissociate in water to produce Fluorine ions by the following reactions: 1) SiF62-(s) + Aq. → SiF62-(aq.) Fluorosilicate ions then react further
Teflon, a term that can be used to identify a very common celebrity in the world of synthetic polymers has been useful to humans for many years now. Teflon is a fluorocarbon polymer also known by the chemical name polytetrafluoroethylene.1 The name Teflon is the registered trademark of the DuPont Company for polytetrafluoroethylene.2 However, due to polytetrafluoroethylene being commercialized under the name Teflon, it has become its commonly used name. There are countless different uses of Teflon
Imagine after years of being dead, a human body is found and all that is really left of them is their teeth. Why? It may be because of the way they took care of their teeth while they were alive and the precaution methods they were educated about. Educating people about oral health is really important because teeth are the strongest bone in our body and they even preserve the most after we pass away, this means it is an essential factor to knowing how to protect them from getting a disease and keeping
Fluorine In the Water When people brush their teeth, they always consume a slight amount of fluoride. Fluoride, being the simplest anion of the element fluorine, is used for dental hygiene purposes, mainly in toothpaste. However, the substance has been added to water supply in the United States and other parts of the world in order to improve overall dental health of the population just from water consumption. Water fluoridation is the controlled addition of fluoride to a public water supply
Fluoride Fluoride is a mineral that occurs naturally in almost all foods and water supplies. The fluoride ion comes from the element fluorine. Fluorine, the 13th most abundant element in the earth's crust, is never encountered in its free state in nature. It exists only in combination with other elements as a fluoride compound. Fluoride is effective in preventing and reversing the early signs of tooth decay. Researchers have shown that there are several ways through which fluoride achieves its decay-preventive
http://fluoridegate.org/the-film/ For decades now, there have been debates on water fluoridation. This is the addition of fluoride to a public water supply for the purpose of reducing tooth decay and promoting oral health. Fluoride, a compound of the element fluorine and other metals is a mineral that is known to be safe and effective at preventing tooth decay. “FLUORIDEGATE an American Tragedy” a film by Dr. David Kennedy, alleges that the fluoridation is harmful to the country and especially small children
Fluoride is a naturally occurring mineral that is found world-wide and is primarily used for dental health. Fluoride has been praised for being one of the top successes in dental health throughout the century. Today more than ever, fluoride is used in many households’ commodities with or without the knowledge of the user. In the 1940’s fluoride was added to the water supply in order to lower tooth decay. Before the 1940’s not one common household item contained fluoride. In the past 60 years, the
Over exposure to fluoride can cause a problem in the male reproductive system. Scientist did many tests on lab rats to see if it affected the reproductive system in all male rats. The overexposure to fluoride damages sperm cells in the men which can have a major effect on reproduction. It can also increase the rate of infertility which could cause problems in having children. The increase in infirmity in couples living in the United States was higher than other places (Connett 12). Many diseases
Victoria Singleton 31 October 2013 Comm101- Persuasive Outline Introduction I. Attention-getter: Every day in America millions of people are being poisoned, and you could very well be among them. II. Thesis Statement: Concerns for water fluoridation stem from the toxicity of fluoride, the dangers fluoride pose to the body, and equal declining tooth decay seen for fluoridated and non-fluoridated countries. III. Credibility Statement: It is fact that we all consume fluoridated water regularly; whether
Few object to the therapeutic use of fluoride to stop tooth decay, but fluoridation, the addition of fluoride to the public water supply, can spark avid controversy. Most dentists, medical groups, and government officials argue that fluoridation is a cheap and risk-free venture that doubles cavity prevention. In contrast, a small minority of dentists and conservative political groups argue that fluoride is a hazardous, poisonous substance that should not be consumed. Some antifluoridationists
Not Fluoridating Water People around the world wake up each morning and brush their teeth with toothpaste, not knowing what's in it. Fluoride is being used in thing’s that shouldn't be, like water. Water is H2O that people around the drink constantly. Some drink more than others, like athlete’s, manual laborer’s, diabetic’s, and people with kidney disease which are exposed to more fluoride than other’s (12 Reasons). All the other water treatment chemicals are added to improve the water for safe
INTRODUCTION: The controversy with community water fluoridation arises from moral, ethical, political and safety concerns with respect to water fluoridation. As far back as 1930, there was a relationship inversely between the levels of fluoride in drinking water and existence of dental caries. Any practice like fluoridation, which uses the public water supply to deliver the medicine violated the medical ethics. The ethical issues associated with the water fluoridation include- balancing risks and
For many years, water fluoridation has been a subject that is in everyone’s interests. Water must be clean and safe for all use to prevent disease and ultimately prevent kidney disease. So is water actually safe for the use in the lives of humans? In order to “safely” clean water for multipurpose use in the daily lives of humans, water fluoridation must occur. Water fluoridation involves the intentional dosing of municipal water supplies with fluoride waste products from industry in order to achieve
Seventy percent of the US population now receives fluoridated drinking water, an industrial grade level chemical most commonly associated with the prevention of tooth decay, and in Virginia especially, 95.7% of all public water is fluoridated (CDC). I present this numbers to your concern because for something that is almost in all public drinking water, it is not informed to the average Virginia citizen, but that is not the primary issue I am addressing you for. My main matter of concern is that
All water sources, whether fresh or salt, have varying levels of fluoride (Awofeso, 2012). Around 1945 it was discovered that communities with higher rates of naturally occurring fluoride had lower rates of tooth decay (Dean, 1938) which resulted in the addition of artificial fluoride to public water supplies. The incidence of tooth decay fell drastically in fluoridated communities as a result, leading to widespread adoption of public water fluoridation as a public health strategy. However this intervention